5-Star QB Jared Curtis Picks Georgia over Oregon

[noDucknewby]

Jared Curtis, top 2026 quarterback, commits to Georgia - ESPN

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Five-star passer Jared Curtis, the No. 1 quarterback in the 2026 class, announced his commitment to the Georgia Bulldogs over the Oregon Ducks Monday night, closing a fierce recruiting battle that...

 

[30Duck]

A good sign I think. I read a blurb the other day that a player had committed to 3 different schools before landing finally, perhaps at Ole Miss. Commits are always good, but in the environment now, mean far less than they ever did. 

[GeotechDuck]

Oregon recruiting, in both football and men's basketball, is in a serious downward spiral over the past few months.  Hopefully, they can reverse course here very soon. 

Edited Monday at 11:43 PM by GeotechDuck

[kirklandduck]

As soon as Curtis verbaled for GA Oregon got a prediction to pick up Ryder Lyons. 

 

Oregon Ducks Expected to Land 5-Star QB After Losing Jared Curtis to Georgia - Athlon Sports

 

 

[Charles Fischer]

This was a "good-or-good" scenario to me, in that I think that when it comes to the QB position--an experienced one through the portal might be the best way for Oregon...

 

 

[Solar]

I'm slightly disappointed to not get him, but man, it's such a crapshoot. Like 1 out of all the playoff teams had a QB they signed from HS.

 

It's more disconcerting to be struggling with recruiting this year with USC stepping so much, you do wonder how much USC is really affecting talent available to us.

 

Like the players we used to steal from USC aren't available to take anymore so we are more reliant on stealing from non-west coast locations where we have a lower hit rate. How big of an impact is that? 

 

It's non-zero, but we won't really know until signing day.

[Duckluv]

You could come to Oregon and be the first to win a natty be loved for the rest of your life or go to the dawgs be just another dude.

[kirklandduck]

On 5/5/2025 at 7:51 PM, Duckluv said:

You could come to Oregon and be the first to win a natty be loved for the rest of your life or go to the dawgs be just another dude.

In the end I think his parents influenced his decision due to the distance. 

[kirklandduck]

I think if OBD can get him, Ryder Lyons is a better fit in WS’s offense since he’s much more of a dual threat type of QB. His size and talent remind me of Bo Nix, plus the 1 year mission he’s taking leaves some extra time for the already talented QB room to spread out a bit.

[Duckluv]

On 5/5/2025 at 8:08 PM, kirklandduck said:

I think if OBD can get him, Ryder Lyons is a better fit in WS’s offense since he’s much more of a dual threat type of QB. His size and talent remind me of Bo Nix, plus the 1 year mission he’s taking leaves some extra time for the already talented QB room to spread out a bit.

Yea, let's ryde with lyons. 

[2002duck]

On 5/5/2025 at 4:34 PM, GeotechDuck said:

is in a serious downward spiral over the past few months. 

Yes, it's been very brutal. I wonder if we are trying to play the nice guy a bit too much and are allowing players to make decisions for the love of the game and our program. It's not enough- we need to pay a lot more if we keep losing out like this. Plus the defections? Just pay more. It's not my or your money.

Edited yesterday at 07:21 AM by 2002duck

[Washington Waddler]

     Anyone else beyond tired of recruits playing into the click bait tease game that seems to be the only reason for most (OBD not included) sports sites to exist so they can offer nothing but last weeks news?

 

     I’ve nothing but admiration for those athletes who announce their schools of interest and then shut up.

[GeotechDuck]

On 5/5/2025 at 7:54 PM, kirklandduck said:

In the end I think his parents influenced his decision due to the distance. 

Parents and girlfriends still undefeated in recruiting. 

[Jon Joseph]

 

See you in December, see you when it's Signing Day. Before Signing Day, a 'Commitment' is Nihil, Latin for 'Nothing.' 

 

And unless the Portal is reined in, many of the players you don't sign today will be there on the rebound.

 

This kid could have stayed with his original 'commitment' and saved the Dawgs and the Ducks time and money. Like Ty Thompson, he plays in a lower-level high school football conference. 

 

Leading recruiting rankings today is as meaningless as a lead at halftime.

[Just Ducky]

 I’m missing something I think. Outside of Stanford I can’t think of a a franchise QB coming out of Georgia. Bobo was a good college QB ( I think ), as was Bennet ( I guess ). Hines Ward turned into a feared wide receiver for Pittsburgh but only took a few snaps at QB.

 

 Oregon however has a QB list far outweighing the Bulldogs which couldn’t hang onto to Beck. Curtis should start right away and will be successful because of the cast of studs around him. If he goes to the Ducks I see him sitting for maybe 3 years. 
 

 Judging from the spring game we are in excellent shape at qb.

 

 Worry Not my friends.

[Solar]

Akili Smith Jr. Reminds me of a young Jaden Daniels. We're likely set for the next 3 years at QB with who we have on our roster right now, let alone transfer portal options that will exist.

[Jon Joseph]

 

Beware The Ripples!

 

 

Examining the QB ripple effect of Jared Curtis' Georgia commitment

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Oregon could focus all of its attention on five-star Ryder Lyons after losing out on Jared Curtis.

[Nevada Dawg]

On 5/5/2025 at 7:54 PM, kirklandduck said:

In the end I think his parents influenced his decision due to the distance. 

Mama liked Oregon but definitely wanted him in Athens where OC Mike Bobo had forged a special relationship with the Curtis family.

[Jon Joseph]

On 5/7/2025 at 1:23 AM, Nevada Dawg said:

Mama liked Oregon but definitely wanted him in Athens where OC Mike Bobo had forged a special relationship with the Curtis family.

 

Thanks, ND. Dan was always shoveling sand against the geographic tide (dawgs?) here. The young man's parents can drive to his games, and my guess is they won't have a problem finding a place to stay in Athens.

 

Mike Bobo. It seems like many Dawg fans want him to go, believing that Kirby is excessively loyal to his college roommate. What are your thoughts on Bobo? 

 

Thanks.

[JabbaNoBargain]

I’ve really stepped away from getting involved with the names of specific recruits until they show up for fall camp…that being said, don’t we have a very full room of very good QB prospects and not a single senior to be? In the transfer age, it seems a year too soon to add a 5-star QB out of HS. Just my hot take, but I get that coming in second is never fun.

[30Duck]

On 5/7/2025 at 9:06 AM, JabbaNoBargain said:

I’ve really stepped away from getting involved with the names of specific recruits until they show up for fall camp

NIL, Transfer Portal have created this. It's always good to have a commitment, but they were never sure things. Now? 

 

 

On 5/7/2025 at 9:06 AM, JabbaNoBargain said:

It seems a year too soon to add a 5-star QB out of HS.

With two transfer QB's finding success at Oregon, the recruits keep coming. It's a strange time. 

[idontrollonshobbas]

On TOS, someone mentioned the impact of "House" money on this recruiting cycle.  I believe the reference is to a US House ruling related to recruiting?

 

It was suggested that this "extra" funding is impacting the cycle, causing some schools to overpay/overvalue certain recruits. I am not informed enough to know if my speculation is at all true, but I mention it in case some here have better insights.

 

Maybe the perceived downturn in recruiting is really just keeping powder dry for fewer, bigger fish since our depth chart is pretty sound now?

[Jon Joseph]

On 5/7/2025 at 12:42 PM, idontrollonshobbas said:

On TOS, someone mentioned the impact of "House" money on this recruiting cycle.  I believe the reference is to a US House ruling related to recruiting?

 

It was suggested that this "extra" funding is impacting the cycle, causing some schools to overpay/overvalue certain recruits. I am not informed enough to know if my speculation is at all true, but I mention it in case some here have better insights.

 

Maybe the perceived downturn in recruiting is really just keeping powder dry for fewer, bigger fish since our depth chart is pretty sound now?

In anticipation of the House settlement and direct from the school payment to athletes being approved, schools have informed certain athletes, mainly football and men's basketball players, as to the amount they will receive in direct payments.

 

For some reason, NIL collectives, especially in the case of CBB players, upped the NIL bidding for transfer talent for seemingly no reason. $20.5 million in 2025, subject to one of those pesky antitrust suits, is the House settlement direct payment cap, but there is not and cannot be a cap on NIL deals. 

 

I imagine direct payment to the player contracts will have an 'exit fee clause' if a player transfers to another school (the Arkansas collective is suing Nico's younger brother, and I think UCLA also, for breach of such a clause), and an assignment of a player's NIL as part of the deal. Good Luck, yuck, yuck. 

 

Professional leagues in the USA have caps on salaries, or a 'luxury tax' to hold salaries down, but no professional league is silly enough to try to restrict a player from marketing their own NIL.

 

Seven Deloitte accountants deciding that an NIL deal exceeds 'market value' is DOA. This group is going to review every NIL deal $600 and over. What is this going to cost in billable accountant hours? 

 

The House settlement is a last-gasp attempt by the NCAA to remain relevant in big-time college football and basketball. I have no idea why the Power 2 are buying into a settlement that caps direct payments to athletes at the same amount as the G6, ACC, and B12. 

 

[Nevada Dawg]

On 5/7/2025 at 8:59 AM, Jon Joseph said:

Mike Bobo. It seems like many Dawg fans want him to go, believing that Kirby is excessively loyal to his college roommate. What are your thoughts on Bobo? 

Man, do I have mixed feelings about Bobo. I think the game has passed him by a little bit, but all the criticism about predictable play-calling stemmed last year from repeated injuries on the offensive side of the ball (particularly on the OL) and perhaps the worst receiver room I can remember throughout the Kirby Smart era.  Plus, the best offensive analyst Georgia had who worked well with Bobo, got snatched by Georgia Tech as their OC last year. While Bobo could have done better, he called plays that he thought would work best with whom he had to work, even if they were unimaginative.

 

When Bobo was the offensive analyst at Georgia, he deserved much of the credit for the development of Matt Stafford and that was well known by the Curtis family. This was another big reason that Curtis ultimately picked Georgia. Curtis is the closest prototype to Matt Stafford that Georgia has seen, so voila. I figure this gives Bobo at least two more years to do his development thing so we will all see what happens there.